Composition for rubbing and finishing varnished and other surfaces.



J. D. GARLIGK. COMPOSITION FOR RUBBING AND FINISHING VARNISHED AND OTHER SURFACES.

. APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1912.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

WM names i v JAMES D. GABLIGK, or saemaw, MICHIGAN.

COMPOSITION FOR RUBBING AND rrmsnrivq vamvi'srmn AND otrnnr, sUnrAcEs.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed May 13, 1912. Serial No. 696,873.

To atb p/wm z't-may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES D. GARLICK,

' citizen of the United States, residing at Saginaw, county of Saginaw, State of Michigan,- have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Compositions for Rubbingand [Finishing Varnishedand other Surfaces, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains-to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this speciand finishing y In the drawings accompanying this speci- My invention relates to means for rubbing varnished and other highly polished sur aces and consists of a composition of matter molded intol suitable blocks to be used for this purpose,-'the object-being to produce by its use a finished surface .superiorto that nowobtained by pumice or 'rotton stone alone, eliminatingthereby the liability. of accidental scratches which freuently occur through the employment of t e latter medium.- a

fication:Figure '1 is a perspective view showing a pluralityof blocks banded to- ,gether for use by the operator. Fig; 2 is a 30.

side' elevation of the same with a pad of cotton covering one end of the blocks.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings":-A denotes the blocks; B the band, and C the tuft or pad of cotton.

My composition consists. of the ingred1- ents hereinafter named and while the proportions may befvaried in order to produce a polishing element especially adapted fordifferent kinds. of work, that given will be found satisfactory' for general use on auto- I mobiles and carriage bodies and the usual run of cabinet work. v

Liquid shellac (shellac dissolved in alcohol.) 1 part linseed oil, 1 part; fine grit (pulverized pumice stone or emery), 8 parts.

1 equal pressure on all These ingredient-s after being thoroughlymixed arefi molded into relatively small.

blocks and are then dried :this will make what I term a soft stone suitable .for certain classes of work. The blocks may be tempered to varying degrees of hardness by baking them in a suitable oven,-the baking being in accordance withthe degree of hardness desired. i

While I-prefer to use linseed oil any suitable oil may be employed or it may be dispensed with entirely ;--the oil, however, produces a softer stone of block especially desirable oncertain'cla'sses of work.

I have found that by employing shellac in combination with fine grit in the manner indicated, a finish may be obtained much superior to that secured'by grit or pumice stone alone. I

In usingthese blocks I preferto band .a plurality of them together in the manner indicated'in Fig.' l, the operator'placing a pad of cotton over the ends of the blocks grasped by the hand -'the object being to permit a slight movement of the blocks with respect to each other when being rubbed over the surface to be finished, in order that the ends of the blocks may adjust themselves to the surface being finished, the .cotton pad providing means for maintaining an the blocks while permitting them to severally adjust themselves to the work. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is p 1 A polishing block formed of bolted-pumice stone miired with shellac dissolved in alcohol and linseed oil and molded into a block, said sign this specifig 

